Elastic, Air-Permeable Breast Enhancer

ABSTRACT

An elastic, air-permeable breast enhancer includes an elastic body having a front, convex face and a rear, concave face spaced from the front, convex face along an axis. The body includes a plurality of air channels each extending from the front, convex face through the rear, concave face along the axis and each having a front opening in the front, convex face and a rear opening in the rear, concave face. Each of at least a portion of the air channels includes at least one enlarged section intermediate the front and rear openings and having a diameter in a radial direction perpendicular to the axis larger than a remaining section of the air channel.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a breast enhancer and, moreparticularly, to an elastic, air-permeable breast enhancer forbeautifying the breast shapes of a wearer.

A typical bra includes a pair of cups and back straps and/or shoulderstraps. In some designs, cup pads are mounted inside or integrallyformed with the cups to beautify the shapes of the breasts of thewearer. The cups and the cup pads generally include a front, convex faceand a rear, concave face and can be made of foam material or cotton.Outer cloth layers can be sewn to the front and rear faces. However, thecups and the cup pads are liable to deform due to insufficientelastomericity while providing a rough feel. In another option, abladder containing oil or air is sandwiched between front and rearfabric layers to move the breasts toward each other or to beautify thebreast shapes. However, the bladder has poor air permeability and isliable to leak under washing or squeezing. In a further option, thebladder is replaced by a silicon rubber pad to avoid leakage of oil orair. However, the silicon rubber pad is thick, heavy, and impermeable toair and provides a rigid feel.

Thus, a need exists for a novel breast enhancer that is light, permeableto air, elastic, durable while beautifying the breast shapes of thewearer.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention solves this need and other problems in the fieldof beautification of breast shapes by providing, in a preferred form, anelastic, air-permeable breast enhancer including an elastic body havinga front, convex face and a rear, concave face spaced from the front,convex face along an axis. The body includes a plurality of air channelseach extending from the front, convex face through the rear, concaveface along the axis and each having a front opening in the front, convexface and a rear opening in the rear, concave face. Each of at least aportion of the plurality of air channels includes at least one enlargedsection intermediate the front and rear openings and having a diameterin a radial direction perpendicular to the axis larger than a remainingsection of the air channel.

In preferred forms, each of the at least a portion of the plurality ofair channels includes a plurality of enlarged sections spaced from eachother along the axis. Two adjacent enlarged sections of each of the atleast a portion of the plurality of air channels interconnected by aninterconnecting section. Each interconnecting section of each of the atleast a portion of the plurality of air channels has a diameter largerthan the front and rear openings and smaller than the plurality ofenlarged sections. The body is made of high molecular polymer. Thebreast enchanter is in the form of a cup or a cup pad. A plurality ofmassaging particles is formed on the rear, concave face. In somepreferred forms, the breast enhancer further includes a front airpermeable layer covering the front, convex face and a rear air permeablelayer covering the rear, concave face. The front, convex face isintermediate the rear, concave face and the front air permeable layeralong the axis. The rear, concave face is intermediate the front, convexface and the rear air permeable layer along the axis. The front and rearair permeable layers are made of cloth or foam material.

The present invention will become clearer in light of the followingdetailed description of illustrative embodiments of this inventiondescribed in connection with the drawings.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The illustrative embodiments may best be described by reference to theaccompanying drawings where:

FIG. 1 shows a front elevational view of an elastic, air-permeablebreast enhancer of a first embodiment according to the preferredteachings of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a front elevational view of an elastic, air-permeablebreast enhancer of a second embodiment according to the preferredteachings of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the breast enhancer of FIG. 1 with aportion of the breast enhancer broken away to show the interiorstructure.

FIG. 4 shows a cross sectional view of the breast enhancer of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 shows another cross sectional view of the breast enhancer of FIG.1.

FIG. 6 shows an enlarged view of a portion of the breast enhancer ofFIG. 4.

FIG. 7 is a view similar to FIG. 6, illustrating deformation of thebreast enhancer when compressed.

FIG. 8 shows a cross sectional view of an elastic, air-permeable breastenhancer of a third embodiment according to the preferred teachings ofthe present invention.

FIG. 9 shows a cross sectional view of an elastic, air-permeable breastenhancer of a fourth embodiment according to the preferred teachings ofthe present invention.

All figures are drawn for ease of explanation of the basic teachings ofthe present invention only; the extensions of the figures with respectto number, position, relationship, and dimensions of the parts to formthe preferred embodiments will be explained or will be within the skillof the art after the following teachings of the present invention havebeen read and understood. Further, the exact dimensions and dimensionalproportions to conform to specific force, weight, strength, and similarrequirements will likewise be within the skill of the art after thefollowing teachings of the present invention have been read andunderstood.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

An elastic, air-permeable brace enhancer according to the preferredteachings of the present invention is shown in the drawings andgenerally designated 1. In preferred forms shown in FIGS. 1, 3-9, thebrace enhancer 1 is in the form of a cup. In another preferred formshown in FIG. 2, the brace enhancer 1 is in the form of a cup pad.

In the preferred forms shown in FIGS. 1-9, the brace enhancer 1 includesa body 11 having a shape conforming to a shape of a breast of a wearerwearing the brace enhancer 1. Specifically, the body 11 is elastic andhas a front, convex face 12 and a rear, concave face 13 spaced from thefront, convex face 12 along an axis. The body 11 is made of highmolecular polymer including but not limited to polystyrene, propylenebutadiene styrene resin, polyamide resin, polybutylene terephthalate,poly-p-phenylene sulfide, polyether ether ketone, polyimide, organicsilicon rubber, polysiloxane, polymethyl methacrylate, cellulose resin,polyvinyl acetal resin, polyurethane resin, polyalkyd resin, phenolicresin, and combinations thereof to provide the body 11 with elasticshaping force.

In the preferred forms shown in FIGS. 1-9, the body 1 includes aplurality of air channels 14 each extending from the front, convex face12 through the rear, concave face 13 along the axis and each having afront opening 15 in the front, convex face 12 and a rear opening 16 inthe rear, concave face 13. Each of at least a portion of the airchannels 14 includes one or more enlarged sections 17 intermediate thefront and rear openings 15 and 16. Each enlarged section 17 has adiameter in a radial direction perpendicular to the axis larger than aremaining section of the air channel 14. Two adjacent enlarged sections17 in the same air channel 14 are spaced from each other along the axisand interconnected by an interconnecting section 18 having a diameterlarger than the front and rear openings 15 and 16 and smaller than theenlarged sections 17. A plurality of massaging particles 19 (FIG. 5) canbe formed on the rear, concave face 13. It can be appreciated that theair channels 14 can be of the same size or of differing sizes accordingto needs. Likewise, the enlarged sections 17 can be of the same size orof differing sizes according to needs. Likewise, the interconnectingsections 18 can be of the same size or of differing sizes according toneeds.

In the preferred form shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the body 11 furtherincludes a front air permeable layer 21 covering the front, convex face12 and a rear air permeable layer 22 covering the rear, concave face 13.The front, convex face 12 is intermediate the rear, concave face 13 andthe front air permeable layer 21 along the axis. The rear, concave face13 is intermediate the front, convex face 12 and the rear air permeablelayer 22 along the axis. The front and rear air permeable layers 21 and22 can be made of cloth or foam material.

In the preferred forms shown in FIGS. 1-9, the body 11 is elastic andair permeable. Furthermore, the body 11 is light, soft to touch, anddurable without the risk of undesirable deformation, providing wearingcomfort and beautifying the breast shapes of the wearer. When the body11 is compressed (FIG. 7), it can restore its original shape rapidly.

Thus since the invention disclosed herein may be embodied in otherspecific forms without departing from the spirit or generalcharacteristics thereof, some of which forms have been indicated, theembodiments described herein are to be considered in all respectsillustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the invention is to beindicated by the appended claims, rather than by the foregoingdescription, and all changes which come within the meaning and range ofequivalency of the claims are intended to be embraced therein.

1. An elastic, air-permeable brace enhancer comprising: an elastic bodyincluding a front, convex face and a rear, concave face spaced from thefront, convex face along an axis, with a plurality of air channels eachextending from the front, convex face through the rear, concave facealong the axis and each having a front opening in the front, convex faceand a rear opening in the rear, concave face, with each of at least aportion of the plurality of air channels including at least one enlargedsection intermediate the front and rear openings and having a diameterin a radial direction perpendicular to the axis larger than a remainingsection of the air channel.
 2. The elastic, air-permeable brace enhanceras claimed in claim 1, with said at least one enlarged section of eachof said at least a portion of the plurality of air channels including aplurality of enlarged sections spaced from each other along the axis. 3.The elastic, air-permeable brace enhancer as claimed in claim 2, withtwo adjacent enlarged sections of each of said at least a portion of theplurality of air channels interconnected by an interconnecting section.4. The elastic, air-permeable brace enhancer as claimed in claim 2, witheach of the interconnecting sections of each of said at least a portionof the plurality of air channels having a diameter larger than the frontand rear openings and smaller than the plurality of enlarged sections.5. The elastic, air-permeable brace enhancer as claimed in claim 1,further comprising: a front air permeable layer covering the front,convex face; and a rear air permeable layer covering the rear, concaveface, with the front, convex face intermediate the rear, concave faceand the front air permeable layer along the axis, with the rear, concaveface intermediate the front, convex face and the rear air permeablelayer along the axis, and with the body made of high molecular polymer.6. The elastic, air-permeable breast enhancer as claimed in claim 5,with the front and rear air permeable layers being made of cloth.
 7. Theelastic, air-permeable breast enhancer as claimed in claim 5, with thefront and rear air permeable layers being made of foam material.
 8. Theelastic, air-permeable breast enhancer as claimed in claim 5, with thebreast enchanter being a cup.
 9. The elastic, air-permeable breastenhancer as claimed in claim 5, with the breast enhancer being a cuppad.
 10. The elastic, air-permeable breast enhancer as claimed in claim1, with the body further including a plurality of massaging particlesformed on the rear, concave face.